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Financial

Go-Ahead growth boosted by smartcard

Revenue growth of 3.5% expected, bus operations both in and outside London “performing well” says Big Five operator Go-Ahead Group plc is expecting to achieve revenue growth of around 3.5% for the first half of […]

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International

China-based Higer enter Australian bus market

Imports cost 40% less than comparable current offerings from native manufacturers CHINA Chinese-made Higer city buses will arrive in Australia within three months, at prices 40% below comparable current offerings from native manufacturers. Importer WMC […]

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Bus News

CPT Northern Bus Summit set for 2012

Partnerships is the theme of the CPT’s third Northern Bus Summit, set to take place on November 15 next year. “Partnerships still provide the best bus services for the travelling public” is the full title […]

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Coach News

Edmondson to chair UK Coach Awards

The organisers of the UK Coach Awards (UKCA) have announced Allan Edmondson has accepted the post of chairman. Currently working as head of bus and coach services at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), Allan has […]

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International

Daimler sells stake in MB tech

GERMANY Daimler AG and AKKA Technologies S.A. will now jointly manage MBtech Group – a prominent international engineering and consulting company based in Sindelfingen. The move was agreed by both partners on Wednesday (December 7). […]

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International

Largest ever Columbia deal for Volvo Bus

COLUMBIA Volvo Bus Latin America has sold 688 bus chassis to Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá. The deal, which includes chassis for conventional buses as well as articulated and biarticulated buses, is the company’s largest ever […]

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International

CNG coaches for LA

USA Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has the first batch of its 95 new Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Commuter Coaches, fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). They will be used on LADOT’s Commuter Express […]

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Bus News

Cities paper points to BSOG devolution

A paper, published by cities minister Greg Clark last week, contains a proposal pointing at devolving the allocation of Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) funding to local authorities. The paper aims to help cities “exercise […]